If the Gaza truce holds and Israel 's Operation Protective Edge comes to its conclusion , some things are certain .

Both Israel and Hamas will declare military victory -- Israel pointing to the destruction of militants ' tunnels and depletion of Hamas ' rocket supply ; Hamas pointing to dozens of dead Israeli troops and the survival of Hamas leadership in Gaza .

But unlike in previous conflicts , when Hamas had the support of many Arab nations , things have changed . This time , as CNN has reported , the fighting between Israel and Hamas has been a proxy war for the Mideast .

Key regional players Jordan , Egypt and Saudi Arabia have their own reasons to want to fend off the Muslim Brotherhood , of which Hamas is part , experts say . And Europe , like the United States , lists Hamas as a terrorist organization for its numerous attacks on civilians .

But the group does have the support of some countries .

`` It 's no longer the Muslims against the Jews , '' said Danielle Pletka , vice president of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute . `` Now it 's the extremists -- the Muslim Brotherhood , Hamas , Hezbollah , and their backers Iran , Qatar and Turkey -- against Israel and the more moderate Muslims including Jordan , Egypt , and Saudi Arabia . ''

A look at some key Hamas supporters :

Turkey

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan openly supports Hamas .

`` Erdogan has tried to use the cause of the Brotherhood to bolster his own Islamist credentials at home , '' says Eric Trager , of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy .

Turkey also has `` more of an ideological sympathy with the Brotherhood , '' Trager says .

Qatar

Qatar supported the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt -- which was toppled from power in a coup last year . Qatar funds many Muslim Brotherhood figures in exile , including Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal , who is believed to have orchestrated numerous terrorist attacks .

`` Qatar has a long history of providing shelter to Islamist groups , amongst them the Muslim Brotherhood and the Taliban , '' Shashank Joshi of the Royal United Services Institute tells Time .

Advocating for Hamas is beneficial to Turkey and Qatar in their political objectives because the cause draws popular support at home , says world affairs writer Frida Ghitis in a CNN.com column .

But some question whether Qatar 's support for Hamas is still strong . The country 's financial support to the group `` largely dried up '' as Qatar sought `` to mend ties with its neighbors , with whom it had fallen out in part for backing the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt , '' the Council on Foreign Relations said .

While Qatar and Turkey are powerful allies , `` Hamas might wish for more support given the breadth of the Arab world , '' Time reported .

Iran and Syria

In the past , Iran and Syria supported Hamas . Iran supplied the group with weapons ; Syria was home to Meshaal .

But Meshaal did not support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the country 's civil war . In 2012 , Meshaal left for Qatar , causing a breakdown in his relationship with both Syria and its ally Iran , says Firas Abi Ali , head of Middle East and North Africa Country Risk and Forecasting at the global information company IHS .

And while Iran still professes to support Hamas , such claims `` are more ostentatious , showy , exaggerated and theatrical rather than genuine and practical , '' writes Majid Rafizadeh , an Iranian-American scholar at Harvard University , in a column for al Arabiya .

Iran , which is a Muslim but not an Arab nation , `` uses Hamas -LRB- as well as Tehran 's support for the Palestinian cause -RRB- as a tool to project its power and influence in the Arab world , '' he argues .

The Council on Foreign Relations says Iran , while cutting its funding to Hamas in recent years , `` sought to bolster its ties to other resistance groups in the region , such as Islamic Jihad . ''

Hezbollah

The Lebanese militant group based in Lebanon is aligned with al-Assad 's regime in Syria . During the conflict , Hezbollah reached out to Hamas , praising its `` steadfastness . ''

This does not mean the relationship is repaired to where it stood before Syria 's civil war , but `` a new realignment might happen , '' Farwaz Gerges of the London School of Economics told Time .

Popular support

Hamas ' greatest support in the wake of the conflict with Israel may be from the public in Gaza and other parts of the Arab world .

`` Hamas is not a monolith , nor is it only a terrorist group , '' Ed Husain of the Council on Foreign Relations writes on CNN.com . `` It is a social movement , with a mass membership , a popular message of resistance that resonates across the Muslim world , and a political party with which we must negotiate . ''

Some analysts believe Hamas will emerge stronger from the fight with Israel . The conflict `` will only further radicalize the Palestinian population -- and alienate frustrated friends in the United States , '' Mark Perry of Foreign Policy argues .

Before Operation Protective Edge , a poll by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy found that most Palestinians in Gaza oppose a two-state solution and want to work toward abolishing Israel -- a goal that is in line with Hamas ' charter .

But the poll also found most Palestinians support nonviolent methods of achieving their goals .

Support could affect arms supply

While Hamas ' recruitment might soar now , militarily the group `` is on the ropes , '' with tunnels destroyed and much of its rocket supply depleted , writes Rick Francona , retired U.S. Air Force intelligence officer and CNN military analyst .

`` After similar conflicts in the past , Hamas has been rearmed and resupplied by its supporters , primarily Iran and to some extent Syria . The most efficient method for the rearming and resupply effort has been via the large number of smuggling tunnels between Gaza and Egypt 's Sinai Peninsula .

`` That is not likely to be the case this time -- another blow to Hamas , which it must factor in to its assessment of this conflict as well as its future planning . ''

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Jordan , Egypt , and Saudi Arabia do n't support Hamas , analysts say

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Turkey and Qatar do ; some question the extent of Qatar 's support

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Iran and Syria had a falling out with Hamas

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Popular support may spike , but weapon supply is limited , analysts say